We're BACK!

We had a wonderful time with my sister and her family. All of my sisters are such awesome women and mothers. I loved watching my sister with her kids (ranging from 16-6 yrs.). She is amazing with them but I don't think she knows how amazing she is. I loved the relationship she had with each one of her children. I have learned so much from my sisters and my own mother on how to be a great mom...I hope I can follow in their footsteps! A shout out to all the hard working moms out there...it is tough work-- but well worth it!
I have tons more pictures but I will have to make a slide show of them later...but here are a few for now.



I've seen a few blogs where people have chosen a word for their new years resolution...I have chosen a few words I would like to focus on this year.
Thankful ...because I am so thankful for my life, incredibly thankful--and strange as it may seem, I am especially thankful for trials. Whenever something bad happens in my life, although not immediately, eventually I think about what lessons I can learn...and then I always have a overwhelming sense of graditude for my Heavenly Father for loving me so much that he would give me trials to make me grow! Seriously, just think about it-- If he didn't love us, he would never allow us to grow. Of course I'm not just thankful for trials, I sure do love those blessings too!! Simplify...because I am trying to enjoy the simple things in life a little bit more. Those are always the things that make me most happy. Husband...because I always feel like he is doing more for me than I do for him...I really feel like I have the best husband in the whole wide world (I hope you all feel the same way about your husbands!) and I want to make sure he knows this every single day...at least for the next year:)